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[TOP STORY] Wage inflation versus productivity: A growing threat to employment

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‘You can pay R30 000 for a bot rather than R300 000 for a labour relations officer. The labour markets are under pressure, I think we're going to see unemployment grow significantly,’ says John Botha, joint CEO at Global Business Solutions.

5 Feb 7AM English South Africa Business News · Politics

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